Professional Summary

DevOps Engineer with 3+ years experience at Airbus, specializing in Docker/Kubernetes, automation, and cloud migration. Background in IT security (M.Sc) and industrial automation (B.Eng). Product Owner for a 6-person DevOps team, driving secure CI/CD solutions.

Personal Summary

Advocate for privacy, Linux enthusiast, and strong supporter of open-source initiatives. Firm believer in the free availability of knowledge

Work Experience

DevSecOps Engineer / Product Owner @ Airbus

04/2024 – Present | Hamburg, DE

  • Migrated legacy systems to containerized pipelines, reducing deployment complexity for ~30 java services
  • Built Jenkins/Ansible automation for on-premise systems and the Kubernetes migration/runtime
  • Led 6-engineer team as Product Owner, aligning DevOps with security standards
  • Orchestrated Java 8 → Java 17 migration for ~30 microservices

Skills: Leadership, Product Ownership, Team Mentoring, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Project Management (Agile/SAFE Framework)

DevSecOps Engineer @ Airbus

08/2023 – 04/2024 | Hamburg, DE

  • Troubleshooting of issues in server infrastructure and Linux systems
  • Setup test cases and write scripts to run them on automated CI/CD platforms like Jenkins and Ansible
  • Focus on IT security, act as the main focal point for any topic related to server security setup, password and certificate management and more
  • Write scripts to simplify development using Postman, bash or custom Web API solutions written in Python

Skills: Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, IT Security

PLC Programmer (+ Dual Studies) @ Siemens

2017 – 2022 | Hanover, DE

  • Bridged IT/OT gap: Programmed Siemens S7-1500 & S7-300 PLCs
  • Migrated legacy PLC software to Siemens TIA Portal, modernizing mid-sized production facilities.
  • Collaborated with IT teams to integrate industrial systems with enterprise networks

Skills: Project Management, PLC Programming, Industry 4.0

Projects

Homelab Infrastructure | Docker, Podman, Linux

  • Self-hosted 20+ services (Nextcloud, Matrix, Jellyfin) using Docker and Ansible

Coffee Brewing App | React Native

  • Side project for coffee lovers to track beans and share brews
  • Automated builds/deployments using GitLab CI/CD

Hobbies

  • Music (drums)
  • Building furniture/ electronics

Education

MSc in IT Security – University of Applied Sciences Wedel 2022 – 2023 | Dual Studies at Airbus

BEng in Electronic engineering & Information Technology – University of Applied Sciences Hanover 2017 – 2022 | Dual Studies at Siemens